SJ, Guardians

SP, Realists

NF, Idealists

NT, Rationalists

Description

The MBTI, short for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, draws up 16 types that each of us can belong to, according to our preferred functions or lifestyle on 4 different scales:

Introversion / Extroversion

Intuition / Sensing

Thinking / Feeling

Judging / Perceiving

The MBTI sorts for type; it does not indicate the strength of ability. The questionnaire allows the clarity of a preference to be ascertained (Bill clearly prefers introversion), but not the strength of preference (Jane strongly prefers extraversion) or degree of aptitude (Harry is good at thinking).

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Other Personality Tests

Big5 is a model with five factors, used to describe human personality. It is widely accepted academically as the most fitting personality test. Researches have shown that Big5 as emic measure does not work so well in Asian countries, but as etic measure has been reciprocated in other languages/cultures such as German, Chinese, Indian, and so on.

The Enneagram categorizes human personality into nine types. It's the work of Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo, and has a subreddit which can be found here: /r/enneagram.

I am a cat person, as I have always grown up with cats in the household. I love the way the look and how they react with humans (when friendly that is). But, I do love dogs and their almost always playful/interested intuition. I could not own a dog, though. Cats are much easier to care for.